Stirring-plow.



No. 745,816. PATENTED DEG. 1, 1908. B. H. GIGER.

STIRRING PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9. 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 1, 1903.

BENJAMIN H. GIGER, OF INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS.

STIRRING-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,816, dated December1, 1903. Application filed April 9,1903. Serial No. 151,858. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, BENJAMIN H. GIGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Independence, in the county of Montgomery and btate ofKansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stirring-Flows, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in stirring-plowsadapted to be attached to plow-carrying means of any desired character;and its object is to provide a device of this character having a pointof novel construction, from which extend detachable slats which form themoldboard of the device. These slats are supported at their upper endsupon sleeves which serve to space them from a supporting -stripconnected to a stock which is fastened to the landside of the plow.Suitable bracing-arms are employed for holding the parts rigidly inposition.

l/Viiih the above and other objects in view the invention consists inthe novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which- Figure 1 is aplan view of my improved stirring-plow. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the device, and Fig. 4 is a rearelevation.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a landside,having its forward end 2 beveled or tapered, and secured thereon is aplow-point 3, preferably formed of a sheet of metal and having itsforward cutting edge tapered forward to the point 4, which is arranged,preferably, at a point between the center and the landside of the plow.A stock 5 is bolted or otherwise secured to the inner surface of thelandside, and adjustably secured thereto is a longitudinal slottedextension 6, which projects rearwardly from a supporting-bar 7. bar isso shaped as to project downward to a point nearly in horizontalalinement with the free end of the point 3 and has a series of sleeves 8secured upon the forward or upper face thereof by means of bolts 9. Eachof This these bolts extends through the upper portion of a metal slatwhich is depressed at its lower end, as shown at 11, to receive theupper edge of the point 3, and said depressed portion is secured to thepoint in any suitable manner, as by means of bolts 12. The heads ofthese bolts are flush with the upper surface of the point 3, and saidsurface is also flush with the upper surfaces of the slats 10, connectedthereto. These slats taper toward each other at the lower ends thereofand are curved longitudinally, as shown. As they are preferably formedof spring metal, the incline thereof can be readily regulated byadjusting the extension 6 upon stock 5. This extension is adapted to besecured in adjusted position by means of a bolt 13, which projectsthrough the stock and through the slot 14, formed within the extension.The free end of the supporting-bar 7 is supported rigidly in position bymeans of a brace 15, which is bolted or otherwise secured to thelandside at a point near the rear end thereof, and it also fastens tothe supporting-beam near its free end by means of one of the bolts 9,before referred to.

In order to prevent twisting of the plow when the point is brought intocontact with the soil, a substantially horizontal brace-bar 16 isprovided, the same being secured at one end to the inner surface oflandside 1 and the other end thereof being fastened to the under surfaceof the point 3 near its free end by one of the bolts 12.

In operation it will be seen that the peculiar shape of the cutting edgeof the point 3 will tend to guide the plow to the right, or, in otherwords, from the line in which the landside is arranged. The peculiarconstruction and arrangement of the parts permits the construction of anextremely light plow of this character without sacrificing the strengththereof, and the friction resulting from the contact of said plow withthe earth is reduced to the minimum.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any secured to the point, sleeves interposed between theslats of the supporting-bar, bolts for securing the slats and sleeves tothe bar, a brace-bar extending from the landside to the free end of thesupporting-bar, and a brace-bar secured to the landside and connected tothe free end of the point.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN H. GIGER.

WVitnesses:

ERNEST SEWELL, L. L. HUMPHREY.

